Recent content by BarryM

Thanks He Fa — thoughtful question about space vs documenting. From my side, letting actors know what is just for exploration and what might be kept has helped keep trust. Really appreciate you sharing the rehearsal process.

Hey John — thanks for these. Geko via SMASH lower-budget sounds perfect for STEVEN $375K/$175K — I'll check Smash List. MasiMedia — is that narrative features or just the retrospectives? And Renfield — appreciate the referral note — if you know anyone there who takes referrals for contained...

Quick update — after a lot of persistence and networking here and on LinkedIn, we're now in production planning / breakdown with a Canadian company. We're in a 4-week viability check with their creative team right now. For anyone else grinding — keep building connections and keep the build...

Thanks — yeah, that's the whole build — practical fire only, matches/fuel, no VFX, Hask House 51 of 173 scenes, $375K target. Keeps it Carpenter-esque and financeable.

Hey Zoltan — thanks for thinking of STEVEN. Quick update since I locked v13.6 FINAL — 100p, WGAE #1347110, 8x Winner / 14 Laurels, practical fire only, no VFX: Did Raven Banner + Black Mandala back in August from your earlier tip — both turned out to be sales for finished films, not...

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Thanks John — appreciate that. Right people, not more people — that's exactly the shift I'm making. Will keep you posted on how it develops. Barry

Hi John — thanks for this, really appreciate you taking the time. That makes a lot of sense — 10-15 focused vs. 100 general. And good call on filtering by budget level and what actually made it to production / festivals / distribution, not just "horror" credits. That's a sharper way to build...

Hi JAL — thanks so much for reading that. Really appreciate you picking up on that line — that fear of being lied to by people who are supposed to protect you is the whole core of STEVEN for me. It came from a very personal place, so it means a lot that it landed that way. Hope I can scare the...

Michael — great add about risk mitigation vs just liking the script. For STEVEN, yes — naming the practical elements up front helped. With real fire, I learned not to hide it. Instead of putting "fire FX" buried in art dept, I broke it out with what it takes to do it safely — safety officer...

Great breakdown — this is exactly where I am right now. I'm in private raise for my contained 70s horror STEVEN ($375K target / $175K min viable, 18-day, SAG Ultra Low, all practical fire). Deck gets the "this looks interesting, send more" — which I now realize is NOT interest, it's the start...

Max — thank you, this is really helpful. I do have the deck, synopsis, and prelim budget/range locked along with the screenplay (v13.6 FINAL — 100p, WGAE # I347110). Appreciate the leads on Renfield Productions and MasiMedia — I'll research both. If you have a contact path for Renfield given the...

I do have a pitch deck, synopsis and budget range. I appreciate the advice. This is helpful. Thank you.

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Thanks John — and thank you for weighing in on that. Agreed on emotional point of entry — that's Linda. In v13.6 FINAL, Scott's wife Linda senses something was wrong back in 1968 but is told everything is okay. She carries that into 1975. I've sharpened that in the latest draft. One-pager...